Job DescriptionRole: Director, Sales DistributionLocation: OregonCompensation: Based on ExperienceSummary : The Director, Sales Distribution will be responsible for building our clients product distribution and sales teams. This role will be a two:part position. Phase 1 includes developing distribution routes for our clients flower and concentrate lines, which requires outside sales territory management, and Phase 2 will focus more on team leadership and sales strategy. This role requires an intimate understanding of cannabis distribution operations. Ideal candidates will have previous experience working within a sales position in the cannabis industry and proven experience scaling and leading successful sales teams.

Job Responsibilities:Drive the companys goals of growth and expansion of our clients Cannabis brand products.:Establishes sales objectives by working with Executives to forecast and develop annual sales quotas for regions and territories; projecting expected sales volume and profit for existing and new products.:Will be responsible for opening and servicing new dispensary accounts to bring our brand of products to the market. Acquiring raw material for manufacturing partners.:Sells products by implementing Oregon sales plans and supervising sales managers.:Must be a Brand Ambassador for our clients products:Strategize and support CEO/CFO in financial planning activities:Determines annual unit and gross profit plans by implementing marketing strategies; analyzing trends and results:Implements sales programs by developing field sales action plans:Maintains sales volume, product mix, and selling price by keeping current with supply and demand, changing trends, economic indicators, and competitors:Establishes and adjusts selling prices by monitoring costs, competition, and supply and demand:Completes sales operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on results:Maintains professional and technical knowledge by networking in the Cannabis industry, attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks; participating in trade shows and professional societies:Remains up to date on Cannabis legislation:Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed:Maintains sales staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees:Maintains sales staff job results by counseling and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results:Ensures own actions and department operations comply with company policies and procedures and applicable employment laws and regulations

Abilities and Competencies:Must be a self:starter (ideally with sales and distribution experience) lots of positive energy and passion for Cannabis market:Meeting sales goals, negotiation, selling to customer needs, motivation for sales, sales planning, building relationships, coaching, managing processes, market knowledge, developing budgets, staffing:2 years proven experience in Cannabis industry:5+ years sales management experience:Previous experience with a major brand or technology company in the industry a plus:Deep understanding of Cannabis industry and brands, knowledge of concentrates:Pre:existing industry relationships : connection with Tier:1 brands:Experience with dispensary sales and inner workings:Experience selling with a major statewide POS systems:Knowledge of in store demos:Experience selling products:Relationship at key dispensaries multi:location chains:Willing to travel 80 of the time

Company DescriptionVangst is the cannabis industrys largest and leading recruiting resource. Since launching in 2015, weve successfully connected over 3,500 professionals with careers in the rapidly emerging cannabis industry. Through an in:depth understanding of the cannabis market and landscape, our team pioneered recruiting solutions tailore